US /əˈpærəl/ UK /əˈpærəl/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    clothing or attire; to clothe or adorn

    The store sells outdoor apparel for every season.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · clothing or attire; to... clothingattiregarmentsdressgarbraimentclothes
Opposites
Word family
Forms Apparell'dapparelledapparelling
Derived forms appareled
Related forms apparatus

Etymology

From Old French apareiller ('to prepare, equip'), from Vulgar Latin *appariculare, from Latin apparāre ('to prepare'), from ad- ('to') + parāre ('to make ready').

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